The effect chemical treatment of the substrate cadmium telluride on the quality of epitaxial structures
- 22 June 2019
- journal article
- Published by National University of Science and Technology MISiS in Materials of Electronics Engineering
Abstract
The etching of wafers of cadmium telluride in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions before the epitaxial process of building structures CdxHg1-xTe and its influence on the surface quality of epitaxial layers. As the etchants investigated 2—20 % solution of bromine in isobutyl alcohol, 5 % solution of bromine in methanol, dimethylsulfoxide, ethylene glycol, solutions of bromine in hydrobromic acid and mixed with glycerin, a saturated solution of potassium dichromate in sulfuric acid. The speed of etching was varied from 0.2 to 9 µm/min. Polishing Set nature of the etching substrate of cadmium telluride in 5 % solution of bromine in i-butanol, the dissolution process is diffusion in nature and is limited by the mass transfer of the reactants in the temperature range of 10—60 °C, depending on the concentration of bromine and the viscosity of the solution. Studied the morphology and surface finish of epitaxial layers of CdxHg1-xTe, depending on the method of etching the original substrate. Found the optimal compositions of etchants for precipitaciones processing of obtaining structures with a height of asperities of the surface at 0.1 atm.Keywords
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